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US-China trade war
The escalating trade conflicts between the two superpowers are sending shockwaves across the world.
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Thursday 12 June 2025
Chips losing bargaining power? Rare earth emerges as strategic leverage in US-China trade talks
In mid-June, high-level China-US economic and trade talks held in London concluded with both sides reaching a preliminary agreement on a trade framework, according to Chinese Vice...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Trump’s tariff playbook faces legal and political scrutiny

Nearly five months into his second term, President Donald Trump's high-wire approach to trade—defined by maximalist threats followed...

Wednesday 11 June 2025
US-China trade talks enter stalemate phase as tariff tensions encroach on tech
US-China trade negotiations resumed in London on June 9, following a joint statement issued in Geneva on May 12. In that agreement, both sides committed to lowering reciprocal and...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
US-China trade talks rekindled in London: rare earths, export curbs, Nvidia chips in focus
US-China trade talks resumed in London on June 10, extending a new bilateral economic and trade consultation mechanism launched with more than six hours of discussions the day before...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Chinese firms brush off US tariff risks with domestic confidence
When US President Donald Trump took aim at China with record tariffs, the country's firms shrugged it off. Corporate China has since gone out of its way to assuage investors and tout...
Tuesday 27 May 2025
China chip industry rises under US sanctions, Taiwan suppliers pivot
While the US-China trade war has entered a tentative truce, tensions in the semiconductor sector are escalating, placing renewed scrutiny on Taiwan's IC substrate manufacturers operating...
Friday 23 May 2025
The one rival Jensen Huang won't ignore in 2025
In recent years, the US government has tightened AI chip export restrictions targeting China, prompting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to repeatedly warn that restricting Nvidia's AI chip...
Thursday 15 May 2025
Current status of China's lithography equipment development: DUV
In the US-China trade war, the focus of US pressure has been on curbing the development of China's high-tech sectors—especially semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI),...
Tuesday 13 May 2025
Thaw or theater? US-China tariff pause masks deeper strategic fault lines
Against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical strain and unresolved trade friction, the US and China have concluded a new round of high-level negotiations, releasing a joint statement...
Tuesday 13 May 2025
PSMC chairman downplays chip tariff fears, says Taiwan's semiconductor sector remains secure amid US-China truce
The US and China agreed to a 90-day suspension of tariffs after the Geneva talks, easing tensions in their trade standoff. Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC)...
Monday 12 May 2025
China and US announce tariff rollbacks and renewed trade talks amid easing tensions

The governments of China and the US released a joint statement on May 12, 2025, announcing a significant easing of trade tensions, with...

Monday 12 May 2025
US-China trade talks in Geneva yield significant progress
High-level trade negotiations between the US and China, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 10-11, concluded with both sides reporting substantial progress and key agreements, signaling...
Wednesday 7 May 2025
US manufacturing renaissance spurs China's strategic semiconductor expansion
China's foundry industry has seen explosive growth in mature semiconductor manufacturing over the past five years—a trend reflected in ASML's financial disclosures, where Chinese...
Wednesday 7 May 2025
US, China to hold first formal trade talks in Geneva with tariff clashes still ongoing
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on May 7 that Vice Premier He Lifeng, the nation's top economic policymaker, will visit Switzerland from May 9 to 12. During his stay,...
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Pegatron ramps up 5G O-Ran strategy in SEA to navigate market shifts and expand telecom infrastructure
In response to the initial US-China trade war, Pegatron Corporation began expanding into Indonesia in 2019, setting up operations in Batam. Finding existing capacity inadequate, they...